Microsoft computers targeted by hackers

Microsoft has become the latest company to be attacked by computer hackers.

Microsoft found that a handful of computers, including Macs, were recently infected by malicious
software.

“We have no evidence of customer data being affected and our investigation is ongoing,” said
Matt Thomlinson of Trustworthy Computing Security, in a Microsoft blog
post.

The blog post also highlighted the importance that other companies must be prepared to deal with
similar attacks in the future.

The IT giant joins the likes of Apple
and Facebook,
which have both experienced security breaches in recent cyber attacks.

Back in January, Facebook admitted to a security breach after employees visited a mobile
developer site that was compromised. The website hosted an exploit, which then allowed
malware to be installed on these employees' laptops, according to a
blog post.

Facebook has claimed that no user data was from this attack, but security experts say this is
difficult to guarantee.

Last week, Apple announced its computer systems had been breached by the same attackers that
targeted Facebook. However, the company said only a few computers were affected and there was no
evidence of data theft.

Microsoft claimed that its recent breach was from “malicious software using techniques similar
to those documented by other organisations."

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